Goes round and round or back and forth. (5)

I believe the answer is:

rotor

(Other definitions for rotor that I've seen before include "Turning component" , "Arm moving" , "It goes around" , "Turning part of machine - a palindrome" , "Revolving part of a machine, a palindrome" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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